Virtual Reality Lab

Welcome to the Virtual Reality (VR) Lab of the School of Applied and Creative Computing at Purdue University, Polytechnic Institute. The VR Lab was established by Dr. Christos Mousas to pursue research in virtual reality, intelligent virtual agents, virtual humans, computer animation & simulation, and human-computer interaction. It is equipped with state-of-the-art imaging, computing, and data acquisition devices. The lab's members work on interdisciplinary research projects with researchers across many fields. 

Join The VR Lab: ACC's Virtual Reality Lab welcomes BS, MS, and Ph.D. students from diverse backgrounds to work on research projects on the intersection of virtual reality, intelligent virtual agents, virtual humans, and computer animation and simulation. If you are an undergraduate/graduate student at the School of Applied and Creative Computing, please feel free to stop by Dr. Mousas office (Knoy 325) or email him to schedule a meeting. Potential incoming students, please email Dr. Mousas directly (including your CV) to schedule a meeting and explore the possibility of joining the VR Lab or collaborating on research with its members. Before contacting Dr. Mousas, please familiarize yourself with his current research projects. If interested, please apply to the Ph.D. in Technology (Computational Science and Engineering concentration) or to the Ph.D. in Computer and Information Technology programs and list Dr. Mousas as your preferred advisor.

Lab Members

Director

Christos Mousas
Christos Mousas 
Associate Professor & Director

Students

Klay Hauser

Klay Hauser

Ph.D. Student (co-chair w. Prof. Adamo)

Magzhan Mukanova

Magzhan Mukanova

Ph.D. Student (co-chair w. Prof. Adamo)

Ikaia Melton

Ikaia Melton

Ph.D. Student

Zhenhua Wu

Zhenhua Wu

Ph.D. Student

Angela Jimenez

Angela Jimenez

Ph.D. Student

Xinmeng Ren

Xinmeng Ren

Ph.D. Student

Andres Rincon

Andres Rincon

Ph.D. Student

Xinyang Li

Xinyang Li

M.S. Student

Chenyang Xu

Chenyang Xu

M.S. Student

Lijun Mao

Lijun Mao

M.S. Student

Yikuan Liu

Yikuan Liu

M.S. Student

Arpan Prajapati

Arpan Prajapati

M.S. Student

Kristine Oh

Kristine Oh

M.S. Student

Alumni

Siqi Guo

Siqi Guo

Ph.D., 2026

Fu-Chia Yang

Fu-Chia Yang

Ph.D., 2026

Michael Nelson

Michael Nelson

Ph.D., 2026

Pedro Acevedo

Pedro Acevedo

Ph.D., 2025 [Ph.D. Dissertation]

Minsoo Choi

Minsoo Choi

Ph.D., 2025 [Ph.D. Dissertation]

Huimin Liu

Huimin Liu

Ph.D., 2023 [Ph.D. Dissertation]

Dixuan Cui

Dixuan Cui

Ph.D., 2023 [Ph.D. Dissertation]

Claudia Krogmeier

Claudia Krogmeier

Ph.D., 2022 [Ph.D. Dissertation]

Lab Information

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Building Location
Knoy 378
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